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Thomas Aquinas Quotes
Philosopher and Theologian
Thomas Aquinas was philosopher and theologian from Italy
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Get Thomas's Quotes“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”— Thomas Aquinas
Paraphrase of Summa Theologica I-II, Q2, a5 by L.L. Fuller in 'The Morality of Law' (1964), p. 185, with footnote to Aquinas.
The Story of Thomas
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Like Straw
On December 6, 1273, Thomas had an experience during Mass that made him put down his pen forever. 'Everything I have written seems like straw,' he said. The Summa was left unfinished. He died three months later, on March 7, 1274. The Catholic Church canonized him in 1323 and named him Doctor of the Church. His philosophy, Thomism, shaped Western thought for seven centuries and still does.
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